Internet Access on Planes Singapore Airlines

Internet on the plane probably not new. However, when such services would be used in the Singapore Airlines aircraft, this may be shocking news. Moreover, the airline flight path through several cities in Indonesia.

The airline has signed a contract with OnAir NV to perform a network installation of wi-fi in the aircraft cabin, so passengers can access the internet during the trip. In addition, BTS also installed special for passengers also can make phone calls with her cell phone.

"This is not a movement that aims to increase revenue. Customers are looking forward to this service because the world today are interconnected," said Nick Ionides, a spokesman for Singapore Airlines. With this service, customers can use laptops, cell phones, or smartphones like Apple's iPhone and the BlackBerry during flight.

Internet services and mobile phones in aircraft is prohibited according to current regulations as they may interfere with the signal frequency of flights. However, with advances in technology, interference issues can be resolved and can be used in several types of aircraft. For Singapore Airlines, the new service will be provided starting 2011 in the aircraft type Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing 777-300 ER.

The existence of this breakthrough makes Singapore Airlines as the first major airline in Asia to offer Internet connectivity in the air. Previously, the Emirates in Dubai in July, also plans to offer a similar service in 2012.

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Solar Aircraft Able to Fly 26 Hours

Solar Impulse, the first solar powered aircraft in the world, successfully flew for the first time. At its inaugural flight, Solar Impulse successfully aired for 87 minutes at an altitude of 5000 feet.
Solar Impulse has also proven the ability to fly for 26 hours and reaches a height of 28 543 feet, or 8700 meters. Despite the fact a few months ago a plane with two propellers was expected to fly for 36 hours.

Some of you may wonder how the Solar Impulse to fly for 26 hours, while the sun is not shining so long. The answer is simple, namely battery.

Possibility there are two options to recharge the batteries, can be filled before the Solar Impulse flown, or even filled in when the plane was in the clouds.

Clearly, solar power can now be relied upon as an alternative power source that lasts for flying an aircraft. In the program, Solar Impulse is still planned to fly around the world in 2012.

Solar Impulse is not a plane which is light and easy to fly. 12 000 aircraft was powered by solar panels and a jumbo jet which was much heavier.

To realize his dream around the world, there are still many gaps that must be repaired so that the plane could fly safely.

Yesterday, solar powered plane has a wingspan of 200 feet, equivalent to a Boeing 737 with 44 horse-powered engines, successfully completed trials in Switzerland with pilot Marcus Scherdel.

Under sunny, Solar Impulse to fly through mountains, valleys, until its end in the Alps at an altitude of 3000 feet to avoid turbulence is low and hot winds that often occur in mountainous areas.

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X-51A hypersonic Waverider Break Speed Record

Fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force record-breaking hypersonic speed, with six mach - speed of the aircraft units - in three minutes more. Tests conducted in airspace off the coast of southern California, United States, recently.

In the release of his official site, a spokesman for the U.S. Air Force said the plane X-51A prototype missile-shaped Waverider released from Stratofortres B 52 bomber and flew for 200 seconds faster. Having successfully exceeded the target speed, the X-51A aircraft detonated Waverider automatically.

This test hypersonic Scramjet beat the previous record which can only survive 12 seconds, "said U.S. Air Force spokesman biacara." We are delighted with the success of the X-51A test. This is the first hypersonic mission. "

Researchers at the U.S. Air Force laboratories Charlie Brink described the success as a technological leap, the technology transfer as if the propeller plane into a jet engine during World War II past.

Along with that, U.S. Air Force continues to expand its war equipment to the civil aviation companies, including the X-51A aircraft Waverider. The aircraft was designed with companies and airlines Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Boeing Co.. Planned, hypersonic aircraft is still undergoing testing three times again until the end of this year

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